Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-29


Ggnphfe DsseFfpafsm 81 ghe anseRsal
81 sasnaaaa Variety Thsaser.
The aalsenf feaaure Of q variety thea-
Ger 10 Montana il the bar. Tnis insfffu.
ton 10 - arranged that the fmbibes
may apDFoaeh Il without euteftnQ the
thestaF. Il il designed 10 catch eus-
tsneFs on She outside, and there 10 81
wnys sbe glorious probability that few
drinks Of the vile stun at the cutside
section Of the bar may induce the drink
90 60 'pass npon the Inside Tbs
drinks az the bar are choioe-ia their
wonderful ability 20 pFodues drunken
meas 20 ah0Ft noiics. a partition few
feet from the tRont dooE Of tbs Building
ahialds the sacred presinots Of the thea.
ssr proper. A hols In this paFtsticu-'
one watch LaeifsE would hesitate % at
seud--leads within. Well might IL be
inscribed, "Abanion hops all ye Who
enter . here" Tue place mAy Be
generally described ~ house
81 pFostftntion without any re-
deemine features, q saloon Of the
lowest type, Q haunt Of infamy Of the
worst kind. The shows at Butte are the
worst Of their type and descriptions,
Ihoaah che distinction In favor Of the
Helena dive u bat small. In the pite
sits talking, smoking, beer.exading.
whisksy- breathing andieace. W0men
besFnyinQ greater or less signs Of pasl
dissipation and greater OF less degree
Of present drunkenness, eirsnlnte among
the audisnee, solicit the purchase Of
drinks, listen 70 conversation Of all
kinds. gossip and laugh with their beer
soaked companions, walt upon them,
drink with them and take their money.
Thess walters receive about 20 per cent
commission upon their sales, besides a
small salary. Their total earnings are
generally large, bat are es frequently
absorbed By some male hanger On, Who
Is much mora shameless than bis unfor-
tanate mistress.
Above the pit are the boxes. These
are narrow stalls, cuFtained ia front,
within which beer, wine and whisky
deubles Ice price. 10 those places the
women most do eDngregate; not the
common "beer ieFkefs." as they are
eaiied--though tbs more favored OF
them are preseBt-bus the women who
appear on the stage; the tsWdFy bediz-
zeaed, short skirted. painted singers
and daneera. whose livings are generally
lees dependents upon their stage salaries
than upou what they eaptare fFsm Iese
legitimate sources. The "wine bioke"
IA their prey, thsugh the common vine
drinker or whisky-bibbef is not 10 be
daspiasd. Hos men dEuak VITA wine
aud beenilsGf By the smiles Of painted
sirens, freely hand oat their hard
A.
ish charms; how others are merely rob
BED outright OF whatever u valuable IA
their possession how, bewitched by ilii-
cit charms, men resort 10 such places
night after night 20 spend their money;
Of What indeseribabIe happenings occur
In the closed boxss-thesa things il
we're useless, II possible, 20 relate in
print.
TIE stage is but an adjanct Of the bar
and boxes and 10 conducted IN strict
With Them. What will
please q hait-dFunken, ignorant de-
hsnehee IL enacted or suggested upoR
she stage. Many OF the soeass are not
merely Suggestive. bus are vulgar to the
ysFy verge Of positive obeoenisy. SonRas
faFcoa. gags. dances pAas the night away
far iato the morning until the remnant
Of the audience almost drops into insen.
sibility from bad air, smoke and drinks.
Acting, drinking, smoking, pEnskiie-
ton, designation are ell sunk into dis
use only when morning has nearly ap-
preached.
Sach are q Few pointers on variety
shows % conducted 10 Montana. They
are au unmitigased evil. The bar, che
eloss stall, the bedixxened fairy, are
their Features and no man can ind else
about them 10 attract him.--Hslena fH-
lsyssdsaf.